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[Lightning Count]

Like a lot of gaffers I still own a CRT TV, in fact just over a year ago I purchased another one made by Sony to replace an older set. I keep it upstairs hooked up to my retro consoles, I have been using it with my Gamecube recently.

This got me wondering about people out there still using them regularly despite the fact virtually no companies make them anymore. My grandmother on my dad's side is still using one, makes sense in some ways as she does not watch TV very often, she still a VHS machine as well, it's a DVD/VHS player combo and she has several tapes, I think she still uses it occasionally to record as well.

I also know of a few other old timers who will literally only replace their TV when it becomes unusable who are still using their CRT sets.

On the other hand this makes me think of kids who have probably never used a CRT TV, they will never have to go through the process of using RF cables and manually tuning a TV as I have done countless times. Bonus for older TV's with no remote like my old Trinitron and it's wood effect side panels.

About the only place you find them regularly now are bowling alleys, even better when they use incredibly shoddy 20 year old CGI sequences.

Maybe I will indulge this nostalgia tonight and play Eternal Darkness to mark Halloween.

 

[strafer]

Not as a main tv but I still have one for older consoles.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

My grandma... at least until Xmas when I get her out of the stone age with a thin-screen TV because I'm sick of her asking for us to move the CRT she has every holiday.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Nope, I do have a few lying around though, was going to do an art project with them.

 

[Lightning Count]

My grandma... at least until Xmas when I get her out of the stone age with a thin-screen TV because I'm sick of her asking for us to move the CRT she has every holiday.

She takes the TV with her on holiday?

 

[Blue Submarine No. 6]

I have a 20" for retro consoles... and my home theatre TV is a Toshiba 55" CRT projection television...

My wife bought it for me almost 15 years ago and it was a serious expense back when my kids were 8 and 10... and it's beautiful... I've carefully and lovingly adjusted it and maintained it using a variety of tools to produce a really wonderful 1080p image and I continue to enjoy the hell out of it... but I won't be moving it; when we sell this house in a couple years, it will probably be disassembled and trashed (at 300 lbs, I'm not carrying it out of the basement, that's for damned sure)... I've considered replacing it with a 4K TV a couple times over the past 24 months, but decided as long as it continues to provide an image quality I enjoy, I might as well wait until we're redoing the whole theatre space when we downsize to our retirement home...

 

[Rahvar]

She takes the TV with her on holiday?

UK/US think. One says vacation the other holiday. Holiday in this case would be the Christmas season probably

 

[entremet]

My grandma... at least until Xmas when I get her out of the stone age with a thin-screen TV because I'm sick of her asking for us to move the CRT she has every holiday.

Is she moving every Christmas lol? Why do you need to move it every year?

 

[NoblesseOblige]

She takes the TV with her on holiday?

Is she moving every Christmas lol? Why do you need to move it every year?

No, but she's a bored old lady who likes rearranging her home every year so each thanksgiving or Xmas when I visit her she asks if I can move her TV to where she wants it now. And every time I want to hang myself because it's a big heavy box to clumsily move around. She'll still ask to move a thin TV every year but it'll at least be a ton easier.

 

[Lightning Count]

I have a 20" for retro consoles... and my home theatre TV is a Toshiba 55" CRT projection television...

My wife bought it for me almost 15 years ago and it was a serious expense back when my kids were 8 and 10... and it's beautiful... I've carefully and lovingly adjusted it and maintained it using a variety of tools to produce a really wonderful 1080p image and I continue to enjoy the hell out of it... but I won't be moving it; when we sell this house in a couple years, it will probably be disassembled and trashed (at 300 lbs, I'm not carrying it out of the basement, that's for damned sure)... I've considered replacing it with a 4K TV a couple times over the past 24 months, but decided as long as it continues to provide an image quality I enjoy, I might as well wait until we're redoing the whole theatre space when we downsize to our retirement home...

This is great, got any pictures of it?

I have considered getting an XBR960 a few times but they are huge and weigh 200lbs.

 

[Fantasy Final]

For older console yes, but not my Main TV.

 

[Volcane]

Nope, bought a 42" Panasonic plasma tv about 10 years ago, and it is still going strong. Oled 65" 4k tv's are giving me the urge to replace it though.

 

[Sir Ilpalazzo]

I primarily use my TV for video games from pretty much all generations of gaming (from NES up to PS3 / 360), never watch TV shows or movies, and don't really have a setup that would allow for more than one TV in my room, so yeah, I'm still sticking with my CRT. I don't see any benefit in using a HDTV for me.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I think I use a CRT enough for old games that it might qualify

 

[iFirez]

This thread is giving me the same WTF reaction as when I found out people heat baked beans on the stove and some people wipe their ass standing up.

 

[compo]

No, but I was using a 20 inch CRT as my main TV up until late 2013, which I feel is pretty late. I only had an antenna hooked up to the TV at the time, and nothing else. Now, I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, and a Wii U, so I couldn't imagine going back to a CRT.

 

[Ultratech]

Up until sometime last year, I was still using a 27'' Toshiba CRT (was also hard as shit to move due to being so big/heavy).

Then I finally decided to break down and get a 39" Vizio HDTV as my main TV.

That said, I still have the CRT at my parents' house (I don't have the room for it where I'm at), and it was still in good condition.

Was pretty awesome for playing games on.

If I ever move into a bigger place, I might take it with me.

 

[hodgy100]

This thread is giving me the same WTF reaction as when I found out people heat baked beans on the stove and some people wipe their ass standing up.

why is that odd? I mean yeah you can microwave them but if you do it on the hob then you can like stir cheese into it and enhance your beans

 

[Venture]

Yep. A Hitachi 57" rear projection TV I bought in about 2003 I think. It's still got a nice picture and it's really solidly built. I'm not in any hurry to upgrade to 4k so I'll probably keep using it until it dies on me.

Not a great picture but I posted this in gaming a while ago.

 

[cyress8]

Yep. A Hitachi 57" rear projection TV I bought in about 2003 I think. It's still got a nice picture and it's really solidly built. I'm not in any hurry to upgrade to 4k so I'll probably keep using it until it dies on me.

Not a great picture but I posted this in gaming a while ago.

I feel for you when it finally breaks down. Had to move 2 of these types of TVs in my lifetime and will never do it again. Fuckers are heavy and almost impossible to grip.

OT - Nope, I have flat screens for every room now. I still have a CRT which was recently replaced with a flat screen a few months ago. I actually bought it cheap when a motel was shutting down and selling off everything.

 

[Wowfunhappy]

My grandmother is, and I'm living with her, so I guess I do?

I usually watch stuff on my computer though.

 

[Escape Goat]

Can someone come install my TV on the wall? I'm afraid to.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I don't have a TV.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I keep one as a second TV for retro consoles. It can't be beat for input lag. Otherwise I have a Panasonic Plasma for my main.

 

[geardo]

My mom does. She has a 30 something inch CRT as her main TV in the family room that I bought her maybe around '02 or something. She also has a 27" from the early nineties in the basement. They're both still running strong, lol.

 

[Venture]

I feel for you when it finally breaks down. Had to move 2 of these types of TVs in my lifetime and will never do it again. Fuckers are heavy and almost impossible to grip.

Yeah. I'm dreading that day.

It's got wheels so maybe I'll just shove it out the door, leave it at the curb and let nature take it's course.

Spoiler

Not really.

 

[bengraven]

dead broke so yeah.

 

[Anth0ny]

well playing melee is the main thing that i do

so... *raises hand*

 

[OnionPowder]

No, my main TV is 50" LED.

I do have a CRT still hooked up for mainly my SNES but some other consoles as well.

 

[jerry1594]

Yeah. I only play on old consoles so I only use a bad 12" RCA tv. I need a better one and a monitor to watch movies.

 

[Lightning Count]

Yep. A Hitachi 57" rear projection TV I bought in about 2003 I think. It's still got a nice picture and it's really solidly built. I'm not in any hurry to upgrade to 4k so I'll probably keep using it until it dies on me.

Not a great picture but I posted this in gaming a while ago.

Nice, hope it keeps going strong for another 13 years.

 

[Noisepurge]

no, i do use a 14" PVM actively though for retrogaming but it's sitting in my "retrocorner" i also have a 20" BVM in storage, waiting for a bigger apartment...

 

[ubique]

Yeah I exclusively use a really small crt from like 1996 or so, I turn it on once a month to see if it's still living, and play PS1 on it like twice a year, usually my Japanese copy of Resident Evil 2

 

[GreenMonkey]

I got rid of my 24" Fw900 CRT monitor just 3 years ago when we moved to a place too small for it. Always liked the blacks/ contrast on CRTs.

My plasma is good too though. I'm not planning on replacing it until I can get a decent price on a 65" OLED.

 

[andymcc]

I have a 34" sony trinitron that i use for retro games in my game room.

 

[Mupod]

I think I use a CRT enough for old games that it might qualify

Yeah...I use it about as often as my other TV if not more so. But I hardly use my other TV, if anything it gets used as a second monitor for streams etc.

 

[Siyou]

been playing persona 3 FES on a CRT. I gotta say, I oddly love it.

 

[kess]

I've always been tempted by one of the real late Sony CRT HDTVs although they probably weigh a ton. The old Commodore monitors were incredible sets for 8 and 16 bit gaming.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

No way I would use one with my main TV, since all modern consoles are HDMI-out only using them with a CRT is a waste.

That said, you'd be amazed how many people still do. When I worked for RadioShack we sold an HDMI-to-composite adapter, and we sold out like clockwork every year after Christmas because people would get a PS4 or Xbox One and not be able to hook it up to their old ass TV. Hell, I once had someone ask me for an HDMI to RF adapter. I nearly fell over laughing.

 

[Dishwalla]

I don't really see how you could use a CRT as your main TV, since everything is digital now. Where I live you can't even plug a TV straight into the cable jack in the wall and get TV, they changed it from analog to digital. I mean I guess you could but you'd really have to go out of your way to make it work, you need boxes and adapters. Unless you have you of those HD CRTs it's just easier to have a flat panel that has all the modern inputs like HDMI and such.

 

[SpecX]

Not as my main, but it is the kids main tv in their play area. 2004 I bought this beast, Panasonic 30" CRT flat front with the dual side speakers. it was my first jump into "HD" with this thing having 1 HDMI and being able to produce a 480p/1080i resolution. I was so excited when I got this and it's held up for this long without skipping a beat. Thing is a tank.

 

[Khaz]

I have an HD CRT, so yep.

And Plenty of SD CRT for the old consoles.

 

[Accoun]

I used it with my PS3 and since the console died, I use it sometimes with my PS2. And that's still rare.

 

[mackattk]

Not as my main, but it is the kids main tv in their play area. 2004 I bought this beast, Panasonic 30" CRT flat front with the dual side speakers. it was my first jump into "HD" with this thing having 1 HDMI and being able to produce a 480p/1080i resolution. I was so excited when I got this and it's held up for this long without skipping a beat. Thing is a tank.

Those Panasonic Tau TV's are fantastic. It was my first real tv I bought when I was younger. I think it was a 27" one and only 480p and flat screen, but it looked great at the time, immensely better than the curved CRT TV I was using before.

 

[KDash31987]

Up until I finally got an HDTV on April 26th of last year, my main TV was a CRT TV, which I still use regularly for video games. I have my NES, SNES, N64, GameCube with Game Boy Player, Wii, Master System, Genesis/CD/32X, Saturn, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Atari 7800, and TurboGrafx-16 hooked up to it. Sometimes I'll plug in the Commodore 64 or PlayStation, but it's been a while since I've used either.

I use the HDTV for watching stuff and playing on my Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, and sometimes my older brother's PlayStation 3 and Wii U if I can borrow them from his room. Before I got the HDTV, I used a monitor I got for $30 at a thrift store to play my Xbox One, and had the other two Xbox's hooked up to the CRT.

 

[siddx]

Got rid of the he only one I had left a few years ago. Too big and bulky.

 

[mattwhite924]

Not for my main TV, but I do have a 27 inch CRT in my spare bedroom. It's mostly used for retro games and VHS tapes. I'd love to find a decently priced laserdisc player to go with it too.

 

[Vov]

Yes. The greatest. Even has an hdmi port.

 

[NimbusD]

Yep. A Hitachi 57" rear projection TV I bought in about 2003 I think. It's still got a nice picture and it's really solidly built. I'm not in any hurry to upgrade to 4k so I'll probably keep using it until it dies on me.

Not a great picture but I posted this in gaming a while ago.

Honestly, upgrading is worth it just to reclaim square footage in your living room, IMO. I love wall mounting tvs and having such a bigger looking room for it.

 

[SpecX]

Those Panasonic Tau TV's are fantastic. It was my first real tv I bought when I was younger. I think it was a 27" one and only 480p and flat screen, but it looked great at the time, immensely better than the curved CRT TV I was using before.

Agreed! I really wanted a Sony Wega after reading so many great things about them, but I couldn't afford the price tag on them at the time. I was on my first job and saved up enough for this as it really impressed me. I remember buying it at Circuit City and even got the warranty, but they soon shutdown and seeing how long it has lasted, that was money wasted.